Bribery and corruption are frequent still in today’s society. Hitt, the author of his book Management describes ethics as Ariel David who wrote “Italy police arrest 8 in Mafia wind farms plot” illustrates many individuals are violating the code of ethics. Moreover, this article brings forth the question about ethics, whether or not if it’s acceptable in today’s business environment. In “Italy police arrest 8 in Mafia wind farms plot”, David concludes that bribery exists even in our government. According to police investigations, several government officials accepted bribery from the mafias to support the Wind Farms project. The Wind Farms project will provide one of the cleanest, most environmentally friendly energy sources available - wind power. The bribe includes luxury cars and thousands of Euros in which were given to politicians. The project has already over hundreds of millions of Euros invested and if the construction plans are not going accordingly as planned, investors will suffer a severe loss. Matteo Messina Denaro is identified as the main suspect pulling the strings from all of the illegal activities. Matteo is part of a Mazara Crime clan and he is renowned to be one of Cosa Nostra’s top bosses. This clan controls everything, including the construction of the plant and the subcontracts for materials that use for building the Wind Farms Plant. The investigation is still in progress but the Sicilian Mafia has been arrested for various things such as drugs and illegal trade. Although David argues that there many businesses are against these corrupt practices, this does not guarantee the prohibition of bribery. Moreover, bribery and corruption not only occurs here in the United States, but also internationally. Speaking from personal experience, I’ve experienced some cases where you have to pay money in order to leave the airport in Vietnam. There are consequences if you don’t offer cash as a bribe to pay...

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Bribery and Corruption: Is Signing the OECD Convention Enough?
Before the 1990’s, the conventional belief was that corruption in developing countries was practically inevitable and in some cases even desirable. However, a more in-depth investigation into this issue suggests thatbribery and corruption can cause significant problems for all parties involved. For example, for suppliers of bribes such as corporations, it can cause many uncertainties since the quality and the price of their products are not the only factors considered in the transaction (Hamra, 2000). Therefore, corporations are not usually in favor of undertaking such business transactions because ultimately, they lead to higher expenses. The host county that receives the bribe can also suffer due to reduced growth, price distortion, low domestic and foreign investment, higher levels of poverty, unsafe products, damaging environmental practices, many human rights violations, and domestic conflicts. Considering all the above mentioned reasons, stakeholders including governments, corporations, nongovernmental organizations, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, condemn corruption and bribery (Andrew, 2011). However, this paper will argue...

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Bribery of a Witness. Conversely, anyone who offers a bribe to a witness will be fined and/or imprisoned for up to two years.
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